Barbara advises others to 'never stop screaming until you get what you want'.
Transcript
Don’t stop screaming. Just say it out loud. Tell them what you’re – what you’re after. Tell them what your symptoms are, and you know far too many women are diagnosed with anxiety when it’s actually – when they’re actually having a heart attack. You have to stop being afraid of telling people what your problem is and how you feel, and if you don’t understand you have to ask other people what’s going on. You’ve got to speak to a doctor, and you have to get a doctor who will listen. If you don’t have a doctor who will listen, find a doctor who will listen, but never stop screaming until you get what you want.
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